Perth, Fremantle, Martin Horne and Lloyd Cole

Popped over to Fremantle/Perth for the weekend (like you do) to see Martin (Horne) and Clare. Knocks me out flying Sydney->Perth. 5 hours non-stop! And NOTHING under the plane apart from red dust.

Martin & Clare have hardly changed since my last fleeting visit exactly two years ago (UK/Perth, 5 mad days) -- except that Martin's lost a bit of hair and a bit of his finger (sailing accident - rather gruesome). I think it's a sign of a good friendship when you can carry on with conversations last entered into 2 years+ ago!

Martin got us tickets to see Lloyd Cole (of '& the commotions' fame). I was expecting a massive rock venue etc. No, it was in a village hall-type place ... Lloyd on his own-some playing acoustics and average age of the audience being 40+. Someone's phone bleeted a 'sms received' report in the middle of one song. Lloyd stopped what he was doing and said "don't worry, you can all tell your babysitters that you'll be home by 23:30". v. middle aged! But I enjoyed it none-the-less!

M